<p>Hey guys, I am going to my senior year and will be taking the October SAT. Let me start off by asking, How hard is the October SAT? I've heard that it's one of the hardest based on curving or even based on question difficulty for that matter. I'm thinking of applying around the end of the year, and if I take the October SAT and end up with a score that I'm not happy with I might just keep it as it is, or I can take the one in november which is "easier" if you will. Should I take the November one instead of October? December is probably out of the question since that is when I have my exams. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>The resulting scores, after applying the “curve,” will be identical for all sessions. In so many words, there are no “easier” dates strategy that are worth following. The main issue is one of being ready and being able to retake if the scores are lacking. </p>
<p>The best suggestion is to prepare in earnest in August and September, and be as prepared as you can. In the regard, a comprehensive review of all the discussions on the past tests in the last years will be most helpful, and especially if you happen to take the test at a foreign location that has not been blacklisted yet because of rampant cheating. The College Board is not about to abandon its (despicable) reliance on previously offered tests in the US for its foreign administrations.</p>
<p>You have connections with CollegeBoard, jk, I’m also going to be a senior year and I’m also sure your score will based on other’s performance.</p>
<p>“I’m also going to be a senior and I’m also sure your score will be based on other’s performance.”</p>
<p>Why are you sure of that? I don’t understand what’s wrong with kids these days, such that so many are so sure of things that are so easily and demonstrably false. Please see the College Board’s website here:</p>
<p>sat.collegeboard.org/scores/how-sat-is-scored</p>
<p>Note the following line: “Equating also ensures that a student’s score does not depend on how well others did on the same edition of the test.”</p>
<p>aznskydragon, your statement is, of course, correct, but probably not in the way you meant it to be. Standardized tests are based on the performance of others. For the SAT, that “others” does not mean “others” in your location or administration. </p>
<p>Carry on.</p>